Chicago

Finally posting pictures of Chicago. We went to visit John, Colleen and Molly last week. We got to see Molly perform in Schoolhouse Rock - she is quite a talented young lady.

Before heading home we went to Macy's, the Christmas decorations were sooooo pretty!

Christmas is Coming!!!

Last night we went to the little village of Blanchard where there is a really neat shop that hosts a big Christmas Open House every year...complete with a live nativity, horse drawn carriage rides, live dulcimer music and live mannequins in the windows. It was enough to put one of us (can you guess who) in the Christmas spirit.

Thanksgiving is right around the corner.... these guys should run & hide!!!!

OUCH!!!!

Today we heard this loud thud on the window and found this pretty little woodpecker on the ground . Bob picked him up and put him in a tree so the cats wouldn't get him. He was there for a few minutes, then flew off.

Neighbor Kitties

Every morning these girls are on the deck, waiting for breakfast. The gray & white and black & white are sisters and the yellow & white is mama. While mama is scared of us the other two are just as sweet and friendly as can be.

Mimi

Mimi loves to get outside and she pays no attention to mere humans who might be calling her. If she could talk I'm sure she would say....Just Leave Me ALONE!!!

Birdhouse Gourds

More of Debbie's creations. I love these little gourds, and can't wait until next year to plant some in my garden. The paint colors she chose are what makes them so darn attractive that everybody falls in love with them. Anyway.... she hung these all around mom's yard, after hearing that some of mom's friends wanted to "steal" a few.

Sure enough, it wasn't long before some of the pretty painted birdhouses disappeared.